KLK sees falling palm oil price, hedges production for protection


KL Kepong expects to replant 3,000ha to 4,000ha in Sabah and plans to plant about 1,000ha to 1,500ha in Liberia.

PETALING JAYA: Plantation firm Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (KLK) says it has hedged a portion of its future production to protect profits against the falling price of crude palm oil (CPO).

The company, in a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, warned that rising CPO production in Malaysia could further depress CPO prices in the coming months.

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